File compression is a great way to reduce the overall sizes of files or a batch of files. This helps save space on storage devices and makes transferring files over the Internet easier and faster ...

One of the most popular archive file formats for decades has been RAR. Its name is an acronym for Roshal Archive because it was created 30 years ago by a Russian engineer named Eugene Roshal. He also ...

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Extracting RAR files on a Mac can be difficult because macOS doesn’t support it directly. However, RAR is a popular format that bundles many files into one. If you have received or downloaded a RAR ...

A HAR file is a JSON archive file format that stores browsing data across multiple browsers. It works by storing a data session between the client and server. In other words, a HAR file is used to ...

ChromeOS is now more powerful for managing files, with new support for archive formats like 7z, iso, and tar — with more on the way. Last July, we were first to report that Google was working on a new ...

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